Currituck tax case raises interesting questions for top NC court
North Carolina Supreme Court justices raise a number of questions in a case challenging one county's use of occupancy tax money.
North Carolina’s highest court will decide whether Currituck County has authority to spend occupancy tax money for public safety and emergency services.
North Carolina Supreme Court justices could decide whether state law gives Currituck County discretion to spend occupancy tax money on general county services.
Currituck County officials defend their decisions about how to spend occupancy tax proceeds in a new court filing at North Carolina’s highest court. A lower court ruled against the county last year in a lawsuit filed by local taxpayers.
Currituck County and its Tourism Development Authority want North Carolina’s highest court to consider a dispute involving local occupancy taxes. The state Court of Appeals ruled against the county in March.